A selection of Lord Walton of Detchant's votes

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• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Voted for more EU integration Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 11 absences, between 2008–2011
• Voted a mixture of for and against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, in 2011
• Generally voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Blood Diseases: Drugs 14 Mar 2016

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether appropriate treatment for patients with plasma disorders such as haemophilia and primary immunodeficiency, as provided for under the statutory scheme for branded medicines, will continue to be provided following the review of that scheme by the Department of Health.

• Motability — Question 7 Mar 2016

  My Lords, is the Minister satisfied that the individuals chosen to assess the nature and significance of the disability of disabled individuals are properly qualified and trained to carry out such assessments, and that in doing so they employ well-defined and reproducible criteria?

• Insurance Industry: Whiplash - Question 1 Mar 2016

  My Lords, the whiplash phenomenon is thought to occur usually when a vehicle is struck heavily from behind, with the result that the passenger or driver in the vehicle that is hit has a sharp flexion of the neck followed by a sharp hyperextension. If it happens that the individual in question already has disc degeneration in the neck, there is no doubt at all that this may on occasions result...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1989

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (6 Dec 2000 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Medical Ethics Select Committee (22 Nov 1993 to 31 Jan 1994)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (19 May 1992 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (19 May 1992 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Library and Computers Sub Committee (11 Nov 1991 to 5 Nov 1993)
• Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (15 Nov 1990 to 19 Nov 1998)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Lord Walton of Detchant’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 17.96% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 230 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)